Vocab Flashcards
amenorrhea
absence of menses
dysmenorrhea
severe menstrual cramps
loop electrosurgical excision procedure
surgical technique for removing dysplastic cells from the cervix with a small wire loop
menarche
a woman’s first mestrual period
menopause
termination of women’s mensural cycle
menorrhagia
excessively prolonged or profuse menses
metrorrhagia
bleeding between periods
postcoital
after sexual union
vasectomy
male sterilization
enuresis
bed-wetting
growth chart
chart used to determine a child’s growth
immunizations
vaccine
jaundice
yellowness of the skin due to the inability to break down bilirubin
puberty
develop secondary sexual traits and reproductive functions
geriatrician
specialist who cares for the elderly
incontinence
involuntary leakage of urine
kyphosis
hump back
nocturia
excessive nighttime urination
osteoarthritis
arthritis characterized
by erosion of articular cartilage
arthroscopy
procedure that examines a joint
benign
noncancerous growth
cardiac catheterization
catheter is inserted into the heart
colonoscopy
procedure used to visualize the large intestine
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
a surgery performed to bypass a lockage within a coronary artery with a vessel taken from another area
